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Wilmington NC News, Weather and SportsSun, 02 Aug 2015 22:21:51 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.6Brunswick Co. landfill free to use through Saturdayhttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2014/09/16/brunswick-co-landfill-free-to-use-through-saturday/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2014/09/16/brunswick-co-landfill-free-to-use-through-saturday/#commentsWed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000Time to clear out the clutter and for free in Brunswick County. If you live in Brunswick County you can utilize the landfill this week at no charge.]]>BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) — Time to clear out the clutter for free in Brunswick County.

If you live in Brunswick County you can utilize the landfill this week at no charge.
County residents and property owners can dispose of all materials except for regular household trash and new construction debris.

The event is designed to encourage proper disposal of waste and save people money in the process.

Drop off times at the landfill in Bolivia are through Saturday(Sept 20th) from 8am to 4pm.

Division of Waste Management Director Dexter Matthews told agency workers Monday of his decision to leave June 1 after 13 years at his current job and 30 years in environmental and public health protection. Matthews says his plan had always been to retire at 30 years.

Matthews was on the job when the General Assembly approved tougher rules for permit, construction and siting requirements for landfills in 2007. His office also responded to a chemical storage company explosion in Apex in 2006.

Environment and natural resources Secretary John Skvarla says in a release that Matthews’ retirement will be a loss to the state.

One building at Tidal Creek Co-op is being built with mostly second hand materials, materials that otherwise would have ended up at a landfill. The repurposed materials come from a section of the landfill where builders dump everything from used lumber to broken bits of drywall.

“The doors came from a lumber yard that had been sitting around they were kind of forgotten about, we got those inexpensively and then it was discarded storefront glass that we’re using for the windows on the side and in the front,” said Christopher Yermal, with Old School Rebuilders.

The bulding was budgeted at $10,000. Yermal says its actually cost them about $400 so far. When it’s finished, the building will house biodiesel.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/04/27/building-constructed-using-landfill-trash/feed/0Landfill to do electronic recycling weeklyhttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2011/04/27/landfill-to-do-electronic-recycling-weekly/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2011/04/27/landfill-to-do-electronic-recycling-weekly/#commentsWed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Do you have electronics you need to get rid of, but you’re not sure where to dispose of them properly? Well, starting today and continuing each Wednesday, New Hanover County residents can drop off electronic waste for free at the landfill off US 421 North.

Residents are allowed to bring up to four items a week to be recycled instead of throwing them in the landfill. The e-waste initiative is a way to collect and recycle non-working electronic goods before a ban on electronics in landfills kicks in July 1.

“We want to keep as much, as many large items as possible out of the landfill as possible, so that the lifespan is expanded of landfills,” New Hanover County Solid Waste Manager Lynn Bestul said. “The other is the possibility of any leakage into the water systems.”>

Bestul said our landfill is double-lined and protected to leakage is not the main issue. He said they want to recycle as many items as possible, and the longer the life of the landfill is expanded, the less expensive it is to operate.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2011/04/27/landfill-to-do-electronic-recycling-weekly/feed/3Free waste disposal at Brunswick County landfillhttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2010/09/13/free_waste_disposal_brunswick_county_landfill/09/2010/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2010/09/13/free_waste_disposal_brunswick_county_landfill/09/2010/#commentsWed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Brunswick County residents will be able to get rid of unwanted items that are not typically picked up with regular trash service this week.

Brunswick County’s fall clean-up week started today. Residents can dispose of all materials, except regular household trash and land clearing debris, at the county landfill in Bolivia… for free.

The event is designed to encourage proper disposal of waste and save people money in the process. There will also be a household hazardous waste collection, a clothes drive and even an electronic recycling event at South Brunswick Middle School on Saturday.

Even though it’s the first day, a lot of people have been taking advantage of the service.
“It’s been busy, it’s been very busy. A lot of people are utilizing this, people are getting used to it and are looking forward to it every spring and every fall,” said Kimberly Thompson of Brunswick County Solid Waste & Recycling.

Businesses and anyone driving commercial vehicles and trailers will be charged the regular fees. The event is only for Brunswick County residents, so make sure you have proof of residency to show at the landfill.

Landfill hours are Monday through Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2010/09/13/free_waste_disposal_brunswick_county_landfill/09/2010/feed/1Northwest City Council says NO to landfillhttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2008/02/12/northwest_city_council_says_no_to_landfill/02/2008/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2008/02/12/northwest_city_council_says_no_to_landfill/02/2008/#commentsWed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000Angry crowds packed the Northwest city council meeting. They held signs and told council members exactly what they thought about a proposed landfill in Brunswick County.
]]>NORTHWEST — With standing room only, residents stood strong and spoke out about the proposed landfill. “We do not want the landfill. Why are we still debating?” a resident shouted.

Developers with C&D landfill answered their questions hoping to convince the crowd that a construction debris landfill off blue banks road would not harm the land.

Then it came down to the council vote. Three issues were on the table: zoning the land to industrial use, a petition to annex the land and a request to rezone property owned by seaside resorts for other uses.

The vote was close. Council voted three to two on all of them.

Victory sums up the mood in Northwest. The community won another battle to keep a landfill out of their neighborhood.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2008/02/12/northwest_city_council_says_no_to_landfill/02/2008/feed/0Council members to meet about Northwest landfillhttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2008/02/11/council_members_to_meet_about_northwest_landfill/02/2008/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2008/02/11/council_members_to_meet_about_northwest_landfill/02/2008/#commentsWed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000Another proposed landfill is striking a nerve with residents of one Brunswick County neighborhood. And they want to know why town leaders are pushing for it.]]>NORTHWEST — Another proposed landfill is striking a nerve with residents of one Brunswick County neighborhood. And they want to know why town leaders are pushing for it.

Last week council members announced a proposed landfill in the town of Northwest. They were expected to meet again at the end of the month. But residents recently were told the meeting was pushed up to today and they say that’s not enough time to give the project careful consideration.

Northwest resident Kim Brown wants to build a new home just a mile from where town leaders want to put a landfill. She and many others want to know why council members pushed up the hearing to discuss the project, and didn’t tell people until today.

Brown said, “I’m just finding it very disconcerting that this impromptu meeting that’s taking place on Monday. Why are we expediting the process? Why are we moving so quickly on it, especially when there were a lot of emotions that were expressed last week.”

The proposed landfill would sit along Mount Misery Road in Northwest, and accept only construction materials like brick and concrete. The town would get a $2 per ton fee from the facility.

Brown says residents were initially told that if town leaders did not approve the project, county leaders would. If that happened, the town of northwest would not receive a dime. But county commissioner bill sue told brown that he would vote against it if necessary.

Brown said, “We’re hoping city officials will listen to the community because these are the people who elected them to office to represent them.”

Brown and other landfill opponents have collected more than 150 signatures against the project.

That hearing is scheduled for Monday at seven o’clock at the Northwest Town Hall.

Dean Byrd of LDG properties met with residents and told them that the proposed landfill is not like Hugo Neu. “If it were a standard landfill I think there would be a lot of opposition but this is a C and D landfill which is construction debris, which is not sanitary trash, it doesn’t have the typical problems that a sanitary landfill has”.

The proposed site would be off Mt. Misery Road just two miles from the Hugo Neu property.
Only building materials like brick, concrete and shingles will be accepted in the landfill.
Developers say the site will add features like recycling, more jobs and more income into the city.

Mark Roberts of Cape Fear Citizens for Safe Environment was at the meeting. Roberts felt residents questions were left unanswered. “I think they have laid out the general plan but the details are still forth coming”.

February 26, City council will meet to decide whether or not they want to annex the proposed site in to the town of Northwest.

A new chapter begins as Brunswick county residents fight to keep another proposed wasteland out of their neighborhood.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2008/02/05/proposed_landlfill_sparks_heated_debate/02/2008/feed/29Bill would tighten rules on new landfillshttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2007/07/25/bill_would_tighten_rules_on_new_landfills/07/2007/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2007/07/25/bill_would_tighten_rules_on_new_landfills/07/2007/#commentsWed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000A bill in the State Senate would tighten rules on new landfills. State senators are scrambling to approve a final version of bill 1492 before a landfill moratorium expires August 1. The moratorium has prevented new landfills from being built in the past year. The bill has been delayed because lawmakers cannot come to an agreement on exactly what to include in it.]]>A moratorium on new landfills in North Carolina is set to expire a week from today.

As residents anxiously wait, members of the state senate have been working overtime trying to agree on a bill that would tighten the rules for new landfills.

Lawmakers have proposed tougher landfill legislation that would tax waste management companies for bringing waste to North Carolina, increase the penalties for solid waste violations and limit where they could build landfills.

A final version of Senate bill 1492 would outline specific provisions regarding new landfills in North Carolina.

Residents of Brunswick County want a final decision soon, as it could determine the ultimate fate of the Hugo Neu property in Navassa that’s zoned for a landfill.

In April Hugo Neu decided against building a controversial landfill on the property, but residents fear if the moratorium expires that could change.

Landfill opponent Veronica Carter said, “Sims Hugo Neu pulled out voluntarily. There’s absolutely nothing preventing them from deciding to come back, if a moratorium or bill is not in place to stop them.”

While Hugo Neu opponents call the proposed legislation a step in the right direction, they think the current version of the bill does not go far enough.

“Right now, there’s no provision that talks about fire. Of course, we’ve had some serious fires at landfills in North Carolina just within the last year. We would have liked to have seen something along that line.”

This legislation isn’t just important to residents in Brunswick County. There are proposed landfills in Columbus County, and all across the state. If they were allowed to be built, North Carolina would become the 4th biggest waste importing state in the country.

“The fight’s not over. Once this becomes law, hopefully in its current version, that doesn’t mean that the fight stops. It just means we now look at the current law, to see where we might need to tweak or amend it to get it stronger,” Carter said.

A Senate version of the landfill bill was approved today in the finance committee. It will then go to the Senate floor for a vote tomorrow.

Sen. Julia Boseman said she feels confident the bill will pass. The House would then have to approve its own version. If that doesn’t happen before the moratorium is lifted august first, it is unclear whether lawmakers will extended the moratorium.

Lawmakers are trying to come up with updated and improved regulations for landfill permits, construction and inspection before a moratorium on constructing new dumps expires in two weeks.

There's still plenty of disagreement on key points. Those include the size of proposed buffer zones between dumps and natural areas, and a $2.50 per-ton tipping fee.

Senator Charlie Albertson says it's essential to fix the state's landfill laws because of the growing population and because other states want to import trash to landfills proposed for eastern North Carolina.